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advocacy

/ˈædvəkəsi/noun

उच्चारण ऐड्वकसी

समर्थन, हिमायत, पक्षपोषण

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noun
  1. 1

    [U] ~ (of sth)

    public support for an idea, a plan or a way of doing something

    समर्थन, हिमायत, पक्षपोषण

    • her advocacy of girls' education
    • advocacy groups
    • His advocacy of clean energy won him many supporters.
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    • The group's advocacy for the rights of farmers continued for years.
    • Her advocacy of free healthcare was well known.

    Synonyms support backing promotion championship championing

    Opposite opposition criticism resistance

  2. 2

    [U] law

    the work of lawyers who speak about cases in court

    वकालत

    • a career in advocacy
    • After law school, she chose a career in advocacy and appeared in the High Court.
    • Advocacy is a demanding profession that requires good speaking skills.
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    • Her skill in advocacy impressed the judges.
    • He moved from teaching to advocacy and now argues cases in court.

    Synonyms legal practice pleading

◇Word family
advocate noun, verb
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

ad·vo·ca·cy

With -cacy (not 'advocasy').

अंत में -cacy ('advocasy' गलत है)।

§Grammar and usage

The verb advocate ends /-keɪt/ (support), the noun advocate ends /-kət/ (a lawyer or supporter).

Verb advocate का अंत /-keɪt/ (समर्थन करना), noun advocate का /-kət/ (वकील या समर्थक)।

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General knowledge

The Advocate General of a state (Article 165) and the Attorney General of India (Article 76) are the top law officers; advocates practise in courts under the Advocates Act, 1961.

राज्य का Advocate General (अनुच्छेद 165) और भारत के Attorney General (अनुच्छेद 76) शीर्ष विधि अधिकारी हैं; वकील Advocates Act, 1961 के तहत अदालतों में वकालत करते हैं।